Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-03-28
PALO PINTO COUNTY.
The Drouth Sufferers Accepting Under
Oath all the Aid offered by the State.
PALo PINTO, TEX, March %, 1887.

1n0 DrOuLn SuuoToIS Accepting Onu6E
Oath all the Aid offered by the State.
PALo PINTO, TEX, March %, 1887.
To the Editor of the Gazette.
l noticed in q late issue of THE GA
ZETTE letter from Mr.. A. S. Logan, of
Saleville, Palo Pinto county, commenting
on the action OF the Legislature in max
ing the oath for relief of those in destitute
circumstances so harsh that our people
could not take the same without being
insulted. Mr.. Logan says the legisla-
tor that prCscri1ed that oath did not
know our people and did not know when
the same was offered to them
to subscribe to it that it wss
an insult to their pride and beneath the
dignity of our citizens to subscribe to the
same. He seems 10 intimate that the
people viii not accept the relief on the
| terms. Your correspondent, after read
ing Mr.. Logan's letter, went over to our
County JUDGES office TO gain Information
from the record. There he found that
395 persons had subscribed to the oath
named by MIR. Logan, and that relief
had been granted out of the
state dOnsi n just that many
times This looks more as if Mr.. Logan
did not know his people than anything
else. Your correspondent did not hear
Colonel Ferguson when here, but the
look Of intelligence about this gentleman
does not show that he misconstrued the
law for our people. No one need take the
Eopinion of any one unless they want to-.
Fine law is plain, and reads thus.
L Art. 4. The commissioners of any cOun-
| ty receiving said money shall Immediately
| hoe of n
places and in such manner as said court
may deem proper, and shall distribute the
same as donation to the destitute Citi-
Zens of their several counties as their I'M
mediate necessities may demand.
Art. 8. The commissioners court pur-
chasing provisions under the preceding
article, shall give orders on the county
for money to pay for the same. And in
distributing said provisions, shall give no
aid to any persons who have or are able
to buy bread for themselves, and shall
require affidavIts to be made by two
credible persons, one of whom shall
be the person for whom the
aid is sought, showing such inability to
purchase said food, and further SHOWING
such persons for whom aid is solicited 90
have been bona tide citizens of the county
in which they then reside for more an an
three months next preceding the time OF
making such applications.
Now, then, this language is PLAIN, and
our Commissioners court prescribed the
oath accordingly, which cannot DE misun
derstood, and 395 persons have swallowed
the oath. Mr.. Logan ought to come over
to Palo Pinto and get acquainted with the
people. During our llstrict court, held
first week in March. Mr.. Logan was in
Palo Pinto, and your correspondent saw
him in Judge Henry's office. Mr.. Logan
had a copy of the oath, and was
getting the Judges opinion, as well
as giving his. He concluded at asst that he
would take the oath and get relief. Your
correspondent told him that he could moi
take the oath, and If he subscribed tC
same your correspondent reminded hin
that the grand jury being in session might
investigate same. Mr.. Logan did not
take the oath, did not get relief, but we
suppose he took an insult, went off and
told THE GAZETTE that the oath was con
temptibIe. Let Mr.. Logan keep quiet and
say no more. j. l.. CUNNINGHAM.